McDonough County Genealogical Society
VANDIVER BANKS, HIRE TOWNSHIP
Vandiver Banks was among the earliest of settlers of what would be called Rock Creek Township - later changed to Hire Township.
His first name is sometimes written as Vandever. Banks located there in 1836 what later would be the southwest quarter of section 30 and immediately erected a house thereon, and soon afterward purchased other land. He was successful in all his undertakings and at the time of his death had acquired considerable property. An 1871 map shows the additional land purchase in section 31.
Vandiver Banks was born in Adair County, Kentucky, April 16, 1804; a son of Vandever and Elizabeth (Walford) Banks, the former a native of Maryland, the latter was a Virginian by birth. During his early life, Vandiver worked at the carpentry trade. He was a successful farmer in Hire Township.
